"If we wait for the U.S. to do……" — Susan George
"If we wait for the U.S. to do something, we will be waiting for a very long time. It's Europe, it's Australia, it's the other developed and middle developing countries that have got to do the job."
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37 Quotes by Susan George
Susan George has 37 quotes on this site.
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How do we get democracy at the international level? That's our problem. and it's essentially the same problem people faced…
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I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that production would be inadequate they…
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We have the most crude accounting tools. It's tragic because our accounts and our national arithmetic doesn't tell us the…
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The Sierra Club in the United States has now really come out for population control and reduction.
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The World Development Movement, to take just one example, is doing good work. Some political parties are, too.
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There is no degree of human suffering which in and of itself is going to bring about change. Only organisation…
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We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with 19th century Darwinian, competitive, crude ideas.
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As the rich consume more and more, they are clearly not going to want to downgrade their own status.
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Much of what is called investment is actually nothing more than mergers and acquisitions, and of course mergers and acquisitions…
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What you need if you want jobs are small and medium sized enterprises, local initiatives, labour intensive work, community development,…
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Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during…
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The World Bank is now the biggest culprit in the debt crisis.
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More Australia Quotes
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I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within…
— David Attenborough
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I love being at home, being with friends and family. I'm of European stock, brought up in Australia. I'm a…
— Eric Bana
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I race historic muscle cars back in Australia, and that's my hobby. And I try to race home as soon…
— Eric Bana
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There's an expression in Australia that's called 'Go Bush,' which means to get out of the city and relax. I…
— Cate Blanchett
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There's not a long, entrenched tradition of theatergoing in Australia.
— Cate Blanchett
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If I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I'd want to come to Australia.
— Tony Abbott
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I want to see an end to sovereign risk questions over Australia.
— Tony Abbott
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Well, we know that people in Australia love the idea of both Impulse and Virgin Blue getting up and adding…
— Richard Branson
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There were two movies that asked me to go to Australia or New Zealand for long periods of time. One…
— Nicolas Cage
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It's always a pleasure on a personal note for me to come back to Australia.
— Nick Cave
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I'm not saying this in a condescending kind of way, but it's quite simple: The making of America was a…
— Nick Cave
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For sheer majestic geography and sublime scale, nothing beats Alaska and the Yukon. For culture, Japan. And for all-around affection,…
— Sam Abell
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